Researchers are in the early stages of experimenting with electrical stimulation techniques to improve cognition in multiple sclerosis and other brain disorders. Don't try this at home, they caution.

Studies in animals and people have linked obesity to inflammatory diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are testing calorie restriction for its safety and effectiveness in reducing disease severity in people with relapsing-remitting MS.

Some people with MS have small long-lasting inflammatory lesions in the lining outside the brain, which may play a role in progressive disease. The discovery has prompted researchers to try to target these lesions more directly.

To preserve brain health in multiple sclerosis, research suggests the optimal treatment regime starts early and closely monitors patients by MRI if possible to switch therapies before a disabling relapse.

In what may be the first demonstration of myelin repair in people with multiple sclerosis, an old antihistamine shows modest improvement in the function of chronically demyelinated optic nerves.

Tools that will help investigators conceive and perform experimental work:

The Data Visualization section presents MS-related data in new ways, making it easy for viewers to discover unexpected relationshipsOur latest data visualization presents a network map of the connections among 1253 authors of 263 research papers that reported results of clinical trials in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis between January 1983 and September 2015.